10.13. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 8

Description:: Stadium seats.
Text:: Inscribed on the seats. Row J: on seats at west end. Row V: cut on the front rim of one seat. Row W: on the front rims of seats, starting on second from west end. Row X: on the front rims of seats, starting at west end.
Letters:: Row J: 0.13. Row V: 0.07. Row W: carefully cut, standard forms with seriphs; 0.08. Row X: well-cut, cursive; 0.06.
Date:: Second to sixth centuries A.D. (context)
Findspot:: Stadium: seats, block 8.
Original Location:: Findspot
Last recorded location:: Findspot
History of discovery:: Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:: Published by Roueché, PPA 45.14.
Text constituted from:: Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007). This edition Roueché (2007).

J: 1 steps | Μ̣̣ | Α | Σ | [·· ? ··]
V: 1 [·· ? ··] | vac. ΑΛ vac. [·· ? ··] |
W: 1 steps | [·· c. 5 ··] | [···] Ω [···] | [·· c. 5 ··] | [···] Ρ [···] | [·· ? ··]
X: 1 steps | [···] ΟΡ̣̣̣ [···] | ΑΒ Ἡρωδια vac. | ν̣[οῦ] ?. . . ] | [···] | [ . ]Ρ [···] | (3 seats) | [···] Ω̣̣ [·· ? ··]

J: 1 steps ·̣ΑΣ[ - - - ]
V: 1[ - - - ] ΑΛ [ - - - ]
W: 1 steps [·····][···]Ω[···][·····][···]Ρ[···][ - - - ]
X: 1 steps [···]Ο·̣̣[···]ΑΒΗΡΩΔΙΑ ·[··]?][···][]Ρ[···](3 seats)[···]·̣[ - - - ]

<div type="textpart_section" n="J" >

<ab>

<lb n="1" />

<g type="steps" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<orig >

<unclear reason="damage" >

Μ

</unclear>

</orig>

̣

<milestone unit="block" />

<orig >

Α

</orig>

<milestone unit="block" />

<orig >

Σ

</orig>

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />

</ab>

</div>

<div type="textpart_section" n="V" >

<ab>

<lb n="1" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />

<orig >

ΑΛ

</orig>

<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />

<milestone unit="block" />

</ab>

</div>

<div type="textpart_section" n="W" >

<ab>

<lb n="1" />

<g type="steps" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<orig >

Ω

</orig>

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<orig >

Ρ

</orig>

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" precision="circa" />

</ab>

</div>

<div type="textpart_section" n="X" >

<ab>

<lb n="1" />

<g type="steps" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<orig >

Ο

<unclear reason="damage" >

Ρ

</unclear>

</orig>

̣̣

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<orig >

ΑΒ

</orig>

Ἡρωδια

<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<unclear reason="damage" >

ν

</unclear>

<supplied reason="lost" >

οῦ

</supplied>

?. . . ]

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

[ . ]

<orig >

Ρ

</orig>

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<milestone unit="block" />

<note>

3 seats

</note>

<milestone unit="block" />

<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" precision="circa" />

<orig >

<unclear reason="damage" >

Ω

</unclear>

</orig>

̣

<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />

</ab>

</div>

Apparatus

Row X: The letter after the first Ο (which is certain) might be Θ. After the Β there is what appears to be an apostrophe, presumably as an abbreviation mark.

Translation:

Row X: ... of ] Herodian[os ...

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row J (1977)

Row V (1977)

Row W (1977)

Rows W and X (1975)

Row X (1977)

Row X (1975)

Row X (1975)

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